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Nexus 4 |OT| Quality for everyone
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Ruthless_Barbarian
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The screen does appear washed out, especially if you compare it side by side with an amoled screen like the gnex. The gamma fix seemed to have fixed that (I read it on XDA as well) but haven't tried it (neither do I know how and what to install).
Best you root your N4 before setting up any accounts and apps.
For lockscreen widgets, simply swipe left on the lockscreen. Put your finger on the left edge of the screen and swipe in the opposite direction.
Right takes you to the camera, left takes you to add widget screen. Click on add icon, select required widget(s).
Notification sounds etc have to be selected from the email app itself. You can specify different settings for each email account you have.
After being an iPhone user exclusively for years, I finally bought a Nexus 4 last night to replace my iPhone 4. Android here I come! Question: Are Nexus' still taking ridiculously long to ship? If anyone who's ordered recently could tell me how long I should expect to wait, I'd appreciate it (Canada btw).
Steriletom
Member
I'm in the GTA and had mine ship out the day after I ordered it.
maxheadwound
Member
Anyone here in the UK seen the 4.2.2 upgrade pop in the system updates?
It also depends if you bought the bumper as well. My co-worker bought the 16GB and the bumper, and it took almost 2 weeks for her to get the shipment.
Thanks guys, I didn't get the bumper with it and I live just a few hours south of Toronto so hopefully mine ships soon as well!
It's somewhat comparable to an administrater account on Windows PCs as opposed to regular accounts. Wikipedia article on rooting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_rooting
As far as I know, there is no built-in setting which can do that. I usually just hold the power button and mute it or go into airplane mode. A friend of mine uses Silent Time (Link), I think that's what you're looking for.
Switch to the leftmost lockscreen and tap the "+". Tap and hold to re-arrange. The lockscreen at the far right is the one which shows by default when you turn on your screen (I think).
Mercury Fred
Banned
My charging orb came this morning. So far it seems great and it uses rubberized traction rings rather than magnets from what I can tell. Doesn't seem too hot temperature wise upon use either.
There's a link to it somewhere in this thread...couldn't find it in my posts. It's unlimited data + text and 100 anytime minutes. 0.10 a minute after that.
BertramCooper
Banned
Still waiting for 4.2.2 on my N4.
Got it on my N7 last night.
Got it on my N7 last night.
MoFuzz
Member
DeadFalling
Member
Yayay got the wireless charger today. Even works with my case on!
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Got my phone finally, now waiting on my SIM.
Beer Monkey
Member
I just got pushed 4.2.2 by Tmo.
My friend is on AT&T Straight Talk. Will she get pushed the update or will she have to install manually?
My friend is on AT&T Straight Talk. Will she get pushed the update or will she have to install manually?
SSGMUN10000
Connoisseur Of Tedium
So how do I disable the update? I don't want to lose the LTE function.
criesofthepast
Member
I got pushed the update about an hour ago. Canada.
Yes, popped up earlier for me.
Taco_Human
Member
Just updated. MA here.
I just received my wireless charger. I don't know why, but I was actually expecting that I'd be able to charge the orb for a certain amount of time, and then have the phone charge directly off of that. Clearly I need to research my products more carefully.
Same here. Got the update two hours ago.
spindoctor
Member
Got the update a few hours ago.
Got the wireless charger. Strong grip, to the point that I doubt that it's possible to remove it with one hand.
Thanks to the angle, the daydream feature is useful now, especially with current. Expanding this feature and integrating it with other services can really make it a selling point.
Thanks to the angle, the daydream feature is useful now, especially with current. Expanding this feature and integrating it with other services can really make it a selling point.
Randy Lanzarote
Member
Reverted to stock kernel, flashed the OTA package in ClowckworkMod, now on stock 4.2.2. Going to give it a whirl for a day or two to see how the battery life is, although I'm already missing the colour settings on Franco. :-(
So, I bit:
It looks like it could bounce around in the packaging pretty easily during shipment. Not really secured tightly.
Note the dust all over the orb. It came like that from the factory (shipped from Kentucky). There's a plastic film over the face.
Nico and Noko trying to figure out how the phone charges without being plugged in:
Tackiness holds it very well. No concern whatsoever. And this is with the factory film/skin still on the N4.
It looks like it could bounce around in the packaging pretty easily during shipment. Not really secured tightly.
Note the dust all over the orb. It came like that from the factory (shipped from Kentucky). There's a plastic film over the face.
Nico and Noko trying to figure out how the phone charges without being plugged in:
Tackiness holds it very well. No concern whatsoever. And this is with the factory film/skin still on the N4.
Thanks. Nikon D90 with 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens. Although the 4th and 6th photos were taken with an iPhone 4.
Only annoyance with the Nikon is that it makes all photos taken in my house have a significant yellow hue to them. I adjusted the color on each of those photos to better reflect the real color, but that was the only adjustment. I'm still learning DSLRs.
ThatObviousUser
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Some more random questions:
- What use is the bumper?
- Has anyone cracked their back yet? How tough is the glass? Josh Topolsky made a big deal out of his breaking.
Sooooooooo close to pulling the trigger. I just need to know how much breaking my contract with Verizon is going to sink me.
- What use is the bumper?
- Has anyone cracked their back yet? How tough is the glass? Josh Topolsky made a big deal out of his breaking.
Sooooooooo close to pulling the trigger. I just need to know how much breaking my contract with Verizon is going to sink me.
It's to protect the sides, and, for those who find the phone really slippery, add some extra grip.
ThatObviousUser
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Hmm, but aren't the sides rubberized?
To me I would think the phone would be wide enough.
To me I would think the phone would be wide enough.
Vinterbird
Member
Sen²;47763543 said:
Does rooting lock me out of getting new updates from Google or any kind of negative consequences?
Not really. My phone was rooted and I got the ota today.
Randy Lanzarote
Member
Nope, just remember to re-root once you get an OTA.
There are some apps that won't run on a rooted device, few Square Enix games and also banking apps can be finicky about it.
spindoctor
Member
You don't need to re-root after an OTA update. You can use Voodoo OTA rootkeeper to protect your root during the OTA installation. And if you're running CWM recovery, it actually prompts you to protect root during the installation itself.
I'm of that same opinion, but considering most people use bumpers or cases, it seems that's not the consensus. I also don't find the phone particularly slippery though.
Don't think you can use this phone on Verizon.
I like the feel of the bumper a lot more than the naked phone, which is rubbery and a bit cheap. And most of the phone damage I have had has been corners.
Yep, <3 my bumper. Adds a ton to the grip and potentially helps in case of the inevitable drop without really hampering any other aspect of the experience.
The added size isn't really an issue, at least for me. My hands are already small, so it's already hard to properly grip the thing without bumpers, and the bumper helps me keep hold when my hand isn't wrapped completely around the back of the device. I wasn't really interested in one, just picked one up while waiting on a case that I liked, but now that I've used one, I'm not going back to anything else.